August 27, 2024
Understanding immigration involves knowing if an aging destination nation needs the skills that migrants bring.
June 16, 2024
Looking at the trajectory of developed economies, we can ask if there is a connection between inflation and political approval.
March 20, 2024
The economic side of Australia's fire ant invasion includes accepting the massive eradication opportunity cost.
March 14, 2024
Deciding if plastic bag bans are effective, we can look at the upside and downside in New Jersey and several recent studies.
July 20, 2021
Looking at "The Address Book What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power," we can see how addresses matter.
June 3, 2020
A big issue with little discussion, restroom problems need to be solved as we plan to reopen after coronavirus lockdowns.
February 8, 2020
When the development of cellophane let us have self-service food shopping for meat and produce, it started a retailing revolution that economists call creative destruction.
January 28, 2020
Creating considerable negative spillover, the Solo Traveler coffee (and tea) cup lid could be replaced by a vastly better design.
January 9, 2020
August 27, 2019
As the downside of low unemployment, traffic congestion can have an invisible cost that relates to time, gas, and aggravation.
October 8, 2018
Whether about cows or chicken nuggets, sometimes seemingly insignificant new food technology can have an unexpectedly massive impact.
August 24, 2018
